Friday’s
Parliament meeting was the first ever when the President spoke to and exchanged
views with MPs on national security behind closed doors. The event gains in significance
as some Foreign Ministry and Parliament employees are being interrogated for passing
on to foreign countries classified information related to national security.

Journalists
and staff of Parliament’s media department were not the only ones asked to
leave before the session with the President began on Friday. Even advisers of
MPs and officials of Parliament were not allowed to be present. Indeed no one
was allowed near the meeting hall, where only MPs and President Elbegdorj were secluded.
A special device deactivated cell phones, and the number of security guards was
increased.

Few
MPs left the hall before the meeting ended and none of them agreed to say anything
on record afterwards. However, it is believed the discussion encompassed a wide
range of issues, such as use of mineral resources, the railway policy, foreign
currency reserves, fuel reserve, price rise as well as several issues related
to the military and national defense.